02 Family, Friends & Relationships

a close-knit family

gia đình gắn bó khăng khít

a family whose members have strong, supportive relationships

• I grew up in a close-knit family. • A close-knit family can offer strong support.

an extended family

đại gia đình, gồm cả ông bà và họ hàng

a family group that includes relatives beyond parents and their children

• I lived with my extended family. • Our extended family meets during Tet.

distant relatives

họ hàng xa

relatives who are not closely related to you

• I see my distant relatives at weddings. • Some of my distant relatives live abroad.

start a family

bắt đầu có con

to have your first child and begin raising children

• My sister hopes to start a family soon. • Some people wait until their thirties to start a family.

make friends

kết bạn

to form friendly relationships with other people

• Joining a club helped me make friends. • I find it easier to make friends through hobbies.

mutual friends

những người bạn chung

people who are friends of both you and another person

• We met through mutual friends. • We discovered that we had several mutual friends.

keep in touch

giữ liên lạc

to continue communicating with someone over time

• I keep in touch with my school friends. • We promised to keep in touch after graduation.

have a good relationship with

có quan hệ tốt với

to have a friendly or positive connection with someone

• I have a good relationship with my neighbours. • I have a good relationship with my manager.

a nuclear family

gia đình chỉ gồm cha mẹ và con cái

a family consisting of parents and their children

• I grew up in a nuclear family. • Living in a nuclear family can offer more privacy.

immediate family

những người thân gần nhất, thường gồm cha mẹ, anh chị em, vợ/chồng và con

your closest family members, such as parents, siblings, spouse and children

• Only my immediate family attended. • I speak to my immediate family almost every day.

a single parent

cha hoặc mẹ đơn thân

a parent who brings up a child without a partner living with them

• My aunt is a single parent. • Being a single parent can be demanding.

raise children

nuôi dạy con hoặc trẻ em

to care for children and help them develop as they grow

• My grandparents helped my parents raise their children. • Raising children requires patience.

provide for your family

kiếm đủ tiền để chu cấp gia đình

to earn or supply what your family needs to live

• My father worked hard to provide for his family. • I hope to provide for my family in the future.

set up home

bắt đầu cuộc sống độc lập ở nơi ở của mình, có thể cùng bạn đời

to begin living in a place as your own household

• They set up home near her parents. • I'd like to set up home in my hometown.

a close friend

bạn thân

a friend you know well and trust

• I asked a close friend for advice. • I prefer a few close friends to a huge social circle.

strike up a friendship

bắt đầu kết bạn

to begin a friendly relationship with someone

• I struck up a friendship with a classmate. • It's easy to strike up a friendship over shared interests.

lose touch

mất liên lạc

to stop communicating with someone over time

• We lost touch after school. • I don't want to lose touch with my old colleagues.

make a commitment

cam kết gắn bó hoặc thực hiện điều gì

to make a serious promise to someone or about something

• They made a commitment to each other. • Friendship involves making a commitment to support each other.

get on with someone

hòa thuận, có quan hệ tốt với ai

to have a friendly relationship with someone

• I get on well with my cousins. • It's important to get on with your colleagues.

get together

gặp gỡ, tụ họp

to meet other people socially

• My friends and I get together every month. • We usually get together for birthdays.

fall out with someone

cãi nhau, bất hòa với ai

to argue with someone and stop being friendly with them

• I once fell out with a friend over a misunderstanding. • I try not to fall out with people over small things.

make up

làm hòa sau khi cãi nhau

to become friendly again after an argument

• We made up the following day. • I'd rather make up with a friend than stay angry.

grow apart

dần xa cách về tình cảm hoặc sở thích

to gradually become less close to another person

• We grew apart after leaving school. • People can grow apart even if they used to be close.

let someone down

làm ai thất vọng

to disappoint someone by failing to do what they expected

• I hate letting my friends down. • He let me down by forgetting our plan.

grow up

lớn lên, trải qua thời thơ ấu

to develop from childhood into adulthood

• I grew up in a small town. • Growing up near my grandparents was wonderful.

look after someone

chăm sóc ai

to take care of someone

• I sometimes look after my younger cousin. • My parents looked after me when I was ill.

bring someone up

nuôi dạy một đứa trẻ

to care for and educate a child until adulthood

• My grandparents helped bring me up. • She was brought up to respect other people.

drop in

ghé thăm trong thời gian ngắn, thường không hẹn trước

to make a short, informal visit, often without arranging it in advance

• I sometimes drop in on my aunt after class. • Feel free to drop in if you're nearby.